fungicide

English

Etymology

From fungi- +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/, /ˈfʌnd͡ʒɪsaɪd/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

fungicide (countable and uncountable, plural fungicides)

  1. A substance used to kill fungus, whether yeasts, molds, mildews, or mushrooms.
    Synonyms: fungicidal (noun); mycocide, mycocidal (noun)
    Hypernym: microbiocide
    Coordinate terms: fungistatic (noun), mycostatic (noun)

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fun.d͡ʒiˈt͡ʃi.de/
  • Rhymes: -ide
  • Hyphenation: fun‧gi‧cì‧de

Adjective

fungicide

  1. feminine plural of fungicida
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